Floating 250 million shares next month, new Millenium Company is undergoing its IPO in an industry where the average P/E ratio for similar firms is 18. It expects to pay steady annual dividends of $1.38 per share in each of the first four years, and projects earnings of $750 million by year 4. Risk-model pricing necessitates a 14% discount rate. Considering the projected cash flows from the firm and the P/E for the industry, what would be your estimate of the price per share that the investment bank should set for the stock's IPO next month?
EPS = Total Earnings / Total number of shares
EPS = 750 million / 250 million shares
EPS = 3 $ per share
Market price = EPS x PE ratio
Market price = 3 x 18
Market price = 54$ per share
Computation of price per share that the investment bank should set
for the stock's IPO next month
Year Particulars Cash flow(a) PV factor @ 14%(b) (a)x(b)
1-4 Dividend 1.38 2.91371230445 4.02092298014
4 Market price 54 0.59208027735 31.9723349769
= 35.993257957
Price per share that the investment bank should set for the stock's
IPO next month = 35.99$ (rounded off to 2 decimals)
Note :
PV factor @ 14% at end of 4th year = 1 / (1+0.14)4 =
0.59208027735
PV factor of annuity factor @ 14% for 4 years = 1 /
(1+0.14)1 + 1 / (1+0.14)2 + 1 /
(1+0.14)3 + 1 / (1+0.14)4 =
2.91371230445
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